Sleeping Violet is a light purple from Johnstone's, hex #ADAEBE. Its light reflectance value is 42.9, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #ADAEBE
- RGB
- 173, 174, 190
- HSL
- 236°, 12%, 71%
- CMYK
- 9, 8, 0, 25
- LRV
- 42.9
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Sleeping Violet are Spring Violet 2117-50 by Benjamin Moore (good match), 14RB 45074 by Dulux (good match) and 14RB 45074 by Dulux Trade (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Benjamin Moore has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Sleeping Violet
Little Greene has nothing close to Johnstone's's Sleeping Violet. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Purples
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Sleeping Violet on it, so some of them look quite different.
Sleeping Violet is the 298th of 407 purples Swatcher knows about.